Key occasions
Let’s unpack the ones groups slightly.
Belgium make two adjustments from the aspect that have been disappointing held via North Macedonia on the weekend. Aston Villa duo André Onana and Youri Tielemans come into the midfield for Rangers’ Nicolas Raskin and Hans Vanaken, which must give them extra stability within the heart. Leandro Trossard additionally will get a get started, having no longer featured in any respect from the bench in Skopje.
Perhaps no longer strangely towards more potent opposition, Bellamy favours a extra cell, quicker, counter-attacking aspect. So Kiefer Moore drops to the bench, with Brennan Johnson driven ahead to striker. Wales will play 5 on the again, with wing backs Ben Davies and Connor Roberts offering width along wingers David Brooks and Sorba Thomas. Central midfield is reasonably light-weight, with Jordan James and Harry Wilson, however there’s quite a lot of technical skill in there, too.
The groups!
Belgium: Sels, Meunier, Faes, Debast, De Cuyper, Tielemans, Onana, Trossard, De Bruyne, Doku, Lukaku.
Subs: Vandevoordt, Lammens, Theate, Openda, Lukebakio, De Winter, De Ketelaere, Mechele, Moreira, Vanaken, Raskin, Saelemaekers.
Wales: Darlow, Roberts, Mepham, Ampadu, Rodon, Ben Davies, Brooks, Jordan James, Wilson, Thomas, Johnson.
Subs: Ward, Adam Davies, Dasilva, Matondo, Cullen, Moore, Kpakio, Cabango, Harris, Koumas, Sheehan, Broadhead.
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Preamble
If Wales are to qualify for the boys’s World Cup for simply the 3rd time of their historical past, getting one thing from this a very powerful qualifier shall be an enormous explanation why. Despite a deficient begin to Belgium’s marketing campaign – a 1-1 draw with North Macedonia, their simplest sport thus far – Rudi Garcia’s aspect are the overpowering favourites to best Group J and declare the one computerized qualification spot. In a gaggle additionally containing Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein, can a group that comprises Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Romelu Lukaku and Jérémy Doku in point of fact set up to clutter this up? Wales will probably be hoping the solution is sure.
Craig Bellamy’s aspect have made a just right begin to their marketing campaign, drawing away at North Macedonia and beating Kazakhstan and Liechtenstein. A draw or a win in Brussels this night could be an epic success however no longer utterly off the playing cards. It has took place earlier than and it could possibly occur once more, the spirit of Hal Robson-Kanu in 2016 looms massive.
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST.